Corner post for freight cars



May 10,- 1921.

R. J. MAGOR comma ros'r FOR FREIGHT CARS Filed July 31, 1926 N W w IWWW/9 0 ATTORNEY.

Patented May 10, 1927.

LtiZLQdi UhilTED STATES PATENTOFFlfiE.

ROBERT J. MAGOR, 0F MONTREAL, QUEBEC, CANADA, ASSIGNOR TO MAGOB CAR C03-PORATION, 6F

new roan, n. Y., a

CORPORATION OF DELAWARE.

comma POST non FREIGHT, cans.

Application filed July 31, 1926. Serial No. 126,206;

The invention relates improvement in the construction of the cornerposts and of the associated ends in a freight car and the inventionspecifically relates to an improved form of pressed plate corner postsand associated end boards.

it is a usual practice in constructing freight and like industrial carsto bolt the ends, which are sometimes made of wooden boards, directly tothe corner posts but this manner of attaching the ends necessitates theproviding of boltholes in the sheet of metal of which the posts areusually formed with a resulting tendency to weaken the corner posts.From an economic standpoint, it is inadvisable to maize these cornerposts of any heavier metal.

The primary object of the invention is to provide a simplified andrugged form of corner post and incidentally to provide means forattaching the ends to. the corner posts without necessity of weakeningthe posts by bolt holes, and on the contrary to provide a form ofattachment which will tend to reinforce the corner posts in thedirection in which'it has been weakened heretofore, that is,transversely of its web portion.

Broadly, this phase of the invention is attained simply by securing anangle or other form of initial shape and of any necessary dimension tothe rear face ofthe corner post and to secure the end or the boardsforming the end to the angle rather than to the corner post itself.

Incidental to this construction, the invention features the arrangementof the ends lush with the outside of the corner post, which arrangementprotects the-ends of the boards when used to form the car ends, gives abetter appearance to the car end as a whole, provides for greaterloading space with no greater overall length of the car and permits theuse of boards shorter than have been used heretofore. I

Still another object of the invention is to provide an end structure tothe car which will permit a limited flexing of the end rela tive to thecar as a whole and at the same time provide a well braced end structurecapable of meeting standardized requirements. 7

In addition to bracing the corner posts transversely, the invention hasfor another object the locating of a supplemental rein forcement alongthe line of the floor of the in general to an car Where occurs themaximum stress due to the lading in the car, and'at the same timeminimizes the amount of material used for this purpose.

This phase of the invention is attained by positioning a corner clip atthe bottom of the angled reinforcement as it meets the top of the endsill or other transverse member at the floor line.

Various other objects and advantages of the invention will be in partobvious from an inspection of the accompanying drawings and in part willbe more fully set forth in the following particular description of oneform of mechanism vention, and the invention also consists in certainnew and novel features of construction and combination of partshereinafter set forth and claimed.

In the accompanying drawings:

Fig. 1 is a view in side elevation of a corner post and adjacent partsillustrating a preferred embodiment of the invention;

Fig. 2 is a view in elevation of the part of the car end looking at theframe from the right hand side of the showing in Fig. 1; and

Fig. 3 is an enlarged transverse sectional view taken on the line 3 3 ofFig. 1.

In the drawings there is shown a pressed An angle 18 has one of itsflanges l-l secured by means of rivets 15 to the rear side of the web 16and the corner postlO. The inwardly projecting flange 17 of the angle isspaced from the inner edge of the corner post formed by the flange 11, adistance equal, approximately, to the width of the end board 18. Fromthis chnstruction it will be understood'that the outer face of theflange 17 coacts with the aortion of the corner post projectingbeyoncthe same to forma rectangular seat for receiving the end edges 19 of theend boards 18. The end boards are secured in place by bolts 20 passedtherethrough and through the flange 17. From thisconstruction it will beunderstood that the end boards 18 are not directly secured to the cornerposts but are secured to the angle iron which also constitutes aembodying the intil) reinforcement for the corner posts and braces thesame in a direction transversely of the corner post. A corner clip 21secured by means of two b olts 22' to the lower edge of the flange 17an'din'clude's a' portion 23 which rests on and may be secured to thetop of the end sill or other transverse member 24 forming the structuralpart of the car underfraine.

By means of the construction; disclosed it is possible without materialadditional e1;- pense to brace the convention corner post laterally ofthe car and incidentally minimize the weakening efi ect dueto thepresence of the bolt holes heretofore regarded as necessary to securetheend boards in place. Fitting the end boardsbetween the corner postsprovides fora neater appearance, protects the ends of the boards,increases the loading space and provides a car end of materiallystronger construction. The end boards are not as easily ripped from theangle iron as they could betmnfrom thinner material forming theplatecorner posts and there is accordingly a resulting saving in replacementcosts. I I

V'Vhile the car end thus formed is of sulficient ruggedness to meet thecar builders standardized requirements thereis provided a limitedflexture to the end as a whole and to the end in its relating to thebalance of the car so that strains thereon are readily absorbed andtransmitted without tendency to rupture the structure, I I 4 Having thusdescribed the invention, I claim: l. In a car, the combination of aflanged pressed plate corner post, an angle having one flange securedtothe web portion thereof and extending lengthwise and vertically of thesame, a vertically disposed end board extending transversely of the carand having an end thereof fitted in the seat between the post and theangleandbolts passed through the other flange of the angle and the endboard adjacent the end thereof eny k corner post.

2. In a car, the combination of a flanged pressed platecorner post, anangle secured to the web portion in spaced relation to one of theflanges andreoacting to form a seat for receiving an end of an endboard, one

the angle flanges being provided with belt holes for receiving the boltsused to secure the end board to the corner post.

A; car end; including at one side a pressed plate corner post includinga flange, an end board flush with said flange, an angle fitted betweenthe post and end board and means for securing the end board to theangle.

Ina ear, the combination of a corner post, an anglesecuredtheretogtobrace the same transversely and an end board securedtothe angleand freeoli direct fastening connections with the cornerpost. I a carend, the combination a corner post, K an end abutting wedgewise against the inner side otthe post and all of said postpositioned enteriorally of said end and means including an angleironfitted in the angle between the corner post and the endfor securing theend in its abutting relation to the corner post 7 p p v M 6. In a carend, the combination of one piece channel shapedoorner post with itsinner face flat and' provided with outwardly extending flanges, a]vertically disposed transverseboard abutting at one end against saidflat face of the corner post and fasteni'ng means between oneside of theboardand said flatfacefor securing the post and board T. Ina railwaycar, the combination of a metallic corner post,'an end abutting the postand extending inwardly of the post and transversely of the car and meansengaging the. i ner sideofthe post for reinforcing the sameand forproviding a connection between the end and the post. v

8. Ina freight car, the combination of a transverse member, a pressedplate corner post, a bracing for the corner post and a corner clippositioned between the corner post and the transverse member.

9. In a freightcar, the combination of a pressed plate corner post,atransverse meniber, an angle secured to the part of the corner postabove the transverse member, and a corner clip fitted in the cornerformed by the post, transverse member and angle. Signed at New York, inthe county of New York and State of New York, this first day of Julie,A. D. 1926.

ROBERT J. MAGOR.

